“…P. nudicaule has been used as a mild diaphoretic and a source of vitamin C [ 17 , 18 ]. Papaver species produce various alkaloids, particularly isoquinoline alkaloids, which have potent pharmacological activities such as narcotic analgesic, antimicrobial, cough suppressant, and anticancer effects [ 15 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. Recent studies have also confirmed various pharmacological effects of P. rhoeas extracts, including antioxidant, cytoprotective, antimicrobial, antimutagenic, anti-analgesic, and antiulcerogenic activities [ 15 , 19 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ].…”